Sr. Events Manager

Who is Rainforest?

Rainforest is an early stage payments-as-a-service startup that has developed a solution that makes monetizing payments for vertically focused software platforms fair and simple.

We focus on small-to-mid sized platforms that want to add value to their small business customers through embedded payments — and want to do so without adding operational or regulatory burdens or costs.

Led by a successful repeat fintech founder with deep knowledge of the industry, and with venture backing from a Top 10 VC firm, Rainforest is well positioned to make an impact in the payments-as-a-service space, and we're looking for new team members who want to be a part of this journey!

What are we looking for?

We’re hiring a Senior Events Manager to lead Rainforest’s event execution across industry events, private dinners and our own conference, Vertex.

This role is extremely unique and has a very high impact. Unlike typical B2B SaaS events roles, you won’t be spending your time managing booths at large, sterile trade shows. Instead, you’ll have the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with Senior Leadership and Industry leaders to build our own conference, Vertex, into the premier event and community for the vertical software space.

What are some of the high-impact opportunities you’ll tackle?

• Own the planning and execution of our own bi-annual conference, Vertex: The Vertical Software Conference. Vertex, launched in September, is a one-day conference for ~350 operators in the vertical software space that we plan to run twice a year.

  • You will be directly responsible for finding a venue, managing external vendors to help execute, planning the event agenda and any activations, and all the day-of execution details that go into running a smooth event.

  • You’ll partner with Marketing and Senior Leadership to recruit speakers and sponsors for the event.

  • You’ll collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Partnerships and external stakeholders to ensure promotion and follow-up of the event is effective.

• Identify, evaluate and decide which vertical specific events our Sales team should be attending and ensure they are properly equipped.

• Work with Sales and Partnerships to identify opportunities to host smaller, private events (e.g. dinners, happy hours) in different cities for key prospects and partners.

• Elevate our presence at larger Fintech conferences (e.g. Money2020) where possible.

• Report on the impact of events towards lead generation, pipeline creation and overall company revenue

This opportunity is for you if you have / are:

• 5+ years of experience in event marketing — ideally in B2B SaaS, fintech, or payments.

• A proven track record of owning events from planning all the way through execution.

• Comfortable managing numerous senior stakeholders, both internal and external.

• Excellent organization and project management abilities.

• Comfortable being both the strategist and executor; putting the larger plan in place while being the point person for day-of execution of events

• High attention to detail, but is also always aware of the bigger picture of where the work fits into the overall marketing strategy

We offer a comprehensive health benefits package, unlimited paid time off, paid parental leave, a fun and flexible working environment, and continuously invest in our people and our culture.

If you require any accommodations throughout the pre-employment process, please contact our HR team at [email protected]